Medicinal and edible wild fruit plants of Botswana as emerging new crop opportunities

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1836-1842

  Motlhanka, Daniel M ^a   Makhabu, Shimane W ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana medicinal plants; Domestication; Economic value; Edible wild fruits; Herbal teas

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA PETERSIANA; BIODIVERSITY; BOTSWANA; CAPPARIS TOMENTOSA; CASSIA ABBRIVIATA; CASSINE TRANSVAALENSIS; CLERODENDRUM UNCINATUM; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; COMMIPHORA GLANDULOSA; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELEPHANTORHRIZA GOETZEI; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOODIA GORDONII; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; OZOROA PANICULOSA; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; RURAL AREA; SECURIDOCA LONGIPENDUCULATA; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TEA; TILLAGE; WELFARE; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

ARTEMISIA AFRA; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HOODIA GORDONII; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 84860421224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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